The sudden action of Chang 'an City had indeed caught the Great Song Divine Dynasty off guard.
Not only did the Purple Desert World fail to react in time, but it was also badly beaten by Li Guqun. Even the other worlds under the Song Dynasty's rule around the Purple Desert World were stunned.
Strictly speaking, the core high-level officials of the Great Song Dynasty did not expect Li Guqun to surrender Chang 'an.
Li Guqun, Mount Fengyangshan, and the Cloud Kingdom had been suppressed by the Great Song Dynasty in recent years.
Under such circumstances, it was not impossible for Li Guqun to have secret dealings with a new top power like Chang 'an City.
However, the Song Emperor Zhao Kuangming and his core high-level officials turned a blind eye to it at first.
It was not difficult for the Song Emperor to deal with Li Guqun.
But now, they needed to maintain peace with Chang 'an on the surface, or even pretend to be friendly.
So, in order not to alert the enemy, the core high-level officials of the Great Song Dynasty did not act rashly.
But they did not expect that Li Guqun would directly attack the Great Song Dynasty in the name of Chang 'an when their secret plan had just started.
When they got the news, the Song Dynasty even suspected that it was not the decision of the mayor of Chang 'an, but Li Guqun's private action. He intended to use himself as the fuse to instigate a war between Chang' an and the Great Song Dynasty.
Although they had betrayed Huo Yiming to Buddhism, it was too early for Li Guqun to suddenly attack.
So, the Great Song Dynasty's first reaction was to send people to suppress Li Guqun and Mount Fengyangshan while looking for people to contact Chang 'an. They wanted to communicate with the mayor of Chang' an and explain whether there was a misunderstanding.
For a moment, the Song Dynasty regretted selling Huo Yiming to the Ananda Pure Land.
Otherwise, if they caught up with Huo Yiming and asked him to go back to Chang 'an to explain, it would be better to show that the Great Song Dynasty had no intention of starting a war.
But they knew their own affairs best.
While they were planning, the Song Emperor tried to contact the scouts he sent to Chang 'an to gather information.
But all of them were like clay oxen in the sea, and there was no reply.
Under such circumstances, compared to Li Guqun's sudden attack, the Song Dynasty Emperor gradually realized it.
It seemed like their previous cover-up was in vain.
Even though Chang 'an was not fully aware of the Great Song Divine Dynasty's secret plan, they would still regard the Great Song Divine Dynasty as their enemy.
Li Guqun's sudden counterattack was probably not his own decision, but an order from the Castellan of Chang 'an.
"Your Majesty, Thunder Valley's Kui Cow Clan's patriarch, Tai Ting, has already replied. However, there has been no movement from the Blood Unicorn Demon Venerable. He might still have doubts."
Wei Wan, the Grand Commandant of the Great Song Divine Dynasty, reported to the Song Emperor.
Emperor Song's voice echoed in the palace hall, "I'll have to trouble Minister Xu to make a trip personally."
Beside Wei Wan, the Grand Preceptor of the Great Song Divine Dynasty, Xu Jicheng, answered, "Yes, Your Majesty."
In the Eastern Vast Heaven, Blood Unicorn Demon Venerable was the least popular.
Not only did he have a mortal enemy like Saint Lu, the Dean of the Doushi Academy, but he also didn't have a good relationship with the leaders of the other top Holy Lands.
Emperor Song's invitation to form an alliance with the Kui Ox Clan's patriarch, Tai Ting, was not a bad thing for the Blood Unicorn Demon Venerable.
However, one had to be vigilant. The Blood Unicorn Demon Venerable was also worried that Emperor Song would be on the same side as Saint Lu and Bodhisattva Ananda.
Emperor Song had sent Xu Jicheng, one of his most important officials, to show his sincerity.
As for Emperor Song himself, he couldn't leave the Great Song Divine Dynasty easily.
"Other than the Castellan of Chang 'an, there are many experts in Chang' an. I'll leave them to you. I'll contact Thunder Valley to send reinforcements," Emperor Song ordered.
Wei Wan's expression was calm, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. I'll do anything."
If the Castellan of Chang 'an didn't make a move personally, Emperor Song wouldn't make a move easily.
Wei Wan was a martial arts expert in the Great Song Divine Dynasty, second only to Emperor Song Zhao Kuangming. Naturally, he was the commander of the expedition.
After seeing Emperor Song leave, Wei Wan immediately left for the border of the Starry Sea controlled by the Great Song Divine Dynasty.
"Purple Desert Realm has most likely fallen into the hands of the rebels."
After hearing the report from his subordinates, Wei Wan's expression didn't change at all, "Let's go to the Cloud Border."
He didn't choose to directly head to the Purple Desert Realm to quell the chaos. Instead, he targeted the foundation of Li Guqun and Mount Fengyang, the Cloud Border.
The people of the Great Song Divine Dynasty immediately traveled through the void.
The huge ship crossed the Starry Sea with a majestic aura.
The people on the ship were all elites of the Great Song Divine Dynasty.
Any random person would be at least at the twelfth level of cultivation.
There was no need to mention the top experts.
Not only did Wei Wan and the others want to determine the outcome, but they also wanted to completely quell the many worlds from the inside out in the shortest time possible.
They even wanted to chase and counterattack the starry sky under Chang 'an's rule.
Although they wanted to feign civility with Chang 'an, since they had decided to make a move, the Great Song Divine Dynasty was fearless and had to give the strongest response.
As for why Wei Wan chose to head to the Cloud Border instead of the Purple Desert Realm, it wasn't purely for revenge …
"You're here."
Li Guqun, who was supposed to suppress the rebels in the Purple Desert Realm, had already returned to the Cloud Border.
When Wei Wan saw him, he wasn't surprised at all, "You're here indeed."
Both sides had made the correct judgment and were caught red-handed by the other.
It wasn't the first time the two had interacted, and they knew each other very well.
"His Majesty has shown mercy again and again, but you're stubborn and even did such a disgraceful thing. Today, the rest of you can surrender. You and the entire Windy Sun Mountain will be killed without mercy," Wei Wan said coldly.
Li Guqun's expression turned even colder, "Zhao Kuangming made things difficult for my sect, and I have to thank him for showing mercy? Wei Wan, you're an Ancient Emperor, but you're so humble to Zhao Kuangming. You're only one step away from the Human Sovereign, but there's no hope for you. "
Wei Wan was unmoved by Li Guqun's sharp words, "No need to talk nonsense. Let's do it."
After saying that, he raised his hand and unsheathed his saber.
As Wei Wan unsheathed his saber, it was as if he had already swung his saber, and the blade was already in front of Li Guqun.
Li Guqun had fought with Wei Wan more than once, and he knew how terrifying an Ancient Emperor was.
He immediately pulled himself together and made the first move before the other party had even finished speaking.
Li Guqun crossed his palms, and a scorching and invisible storm filled the air.
He was like the sun, and the storm revolved around him, spinning endlessly, tearing apart and burning all people and objects that came close.
However, while it seemed like Li Guqun had attacked first, Wei Wan's saber light arrived first.
Not only was it not slow, it was even faster than Li Guqun's.
Li Guqun was already prepared. He opened his palms and kept changing them.
The storm around the sun also kept twisting, causing the air to become chaotic as it struggled to deal with Wei Wan's saber light.
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